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1- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,hossein.slh.51@gmail.com
2- Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ,
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Background and Objective: In today's fast-paced and demanding healthcare environment, employees are increasingly recognized as central assets in organizations, and ensuring their well-being and productivity is essential for providing optimal services. Emergency medical personnel often face stressful situations that make them susceptible to job burnout. Psychological empowerment has been identified as a potential mitigating factor against job burnout in various healthcare settings. Given the high risks of emergency medical work, this study examines the relationship between psychological empowerment as a key influencing factor with job burnout. Therefore, the aim of this study was to Investigating the relationship between psychological empowerment and work fatigue of medical emergency workers in Tabriz.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study conducted in 1403. The research setting included 35 urban emergency medical centers in Tabriz. The research population included 220 emergency medical workers. The minimum sample size in this study was calculated to be 175 people, and the samples were entered into the study based on the entire number and inclusion criteria, and ultimately 205 people were entered into the study and examined. The inclusion criteria included having at least 6 months of work experience, not having a chronic disease, not using psychotropic drugs, and finally not having a crisis or stress in the past 3 months. Also, the exclusion criteria included the unwillingness of the individuals or sample to participate in the study or incomplete completion of the questionnaires. The data collection method was through completing the questionnaires. Data collection tools included a demographic profile form, a psychological empowerment questionnaire, and a work fatigue scale, which were validated and reliable by the research team and reviewers with 11 samples using the test-retest method, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated. The collected data were entered into SPSS version 16 statistical software and then analyzed in two descriptive and inferential sections. In the descriptive section, the minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation numerical indices were used to summarize quantitative variables. Also, in the inferential section, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used to show the relationship between the empowerment variable and fatigue. Finally, independent t-tests and analysis of variance were used to discover the relationship between demographic variables and the main variables. In all tests, a significance level of less than 0.05 was considered.
Results: The study findings showed that the average age of the study subjects was 35.48 and the standard deviation was 8.4 years. The majority of the subjects (73.2%) were single and had a bachelor's degree (66.8%). Also, 42.4% of the subjects were graduates of Tabriz University and 43.9% had more than ten years of work experience. Also, 64.4% of the study participants stated that they worked 24-hour shifts and 70.2% stated that they did not have a second job. Also, the results showed that 63.9% of the subjects worked less than 6 hours of overtime in their second job and 85.4% of the subjects considered their income to be insufficient, and finally, 63.4% of the subjects worked less than 12 shifts per month. The analytical results showed that there was a statistically significant negative relationship between all dimensions and the overall scores of psychological empowerment and work fatigue (p<0.05). There was also a statistically significant relationship between psychological empowerment and employment status (p=0.017), such that empowerment among project employees was significantly (p=0.015) lower than employed employees. Finally, a significant relationship was observed between work fatigue and age, work experience, and income. (p<0.001)
Findings: The study findings showed that the average age of the study subjects was 35.48 and the standard deviation was 8.4 years. The majority of the subjects (73.2%) were single and had a bachelor's degree (66.8%). Also, 42.4% of the subjects were graduates of Tabriz University and 43.9% had more than ten years of work experience. Also, 64.4% of the study participants stated that they worked 24-hour shifts and 70.2% stated that they did not have a second job. Also, the results showed that 63.9% of the subjects worked less than 6 hours of overtime in their second job and 85.4% of the subjects considered their income to be insufficient, and finally, 63.4% of the subjects worked less than 12 shifts per month. The analytical results showed that there was a statistically significant negative relationship between all dimensions and the overall scores of psychological empowerment and work fatigue (p<0.05). There was also a statistically significant relationship between psychological empowerment and employment status (p=0.017), such that empowerment among project employees was significantly (p=0.015) lower than that of employed employees. Finally, a significant relationship was observed between work fatigue and age, work experience, and income. (p<0.001)
Conclusion: The results of the present study emphasize the interaction between job conditions, personal characteristics, and workplace outcomes. By demonstrating that both psychological empowerment and adequate financial and organizational support can protect against the detrimental effects of job burnout and fatigue, our findings have important implications for policymakers and healthcare managers. Future research should further examine these relationships longitudinally and examine additional mediating factors to develop a more accurate understanding of how to optimize work environments for emergency medical personnel.
Keywords: Psychological empowerment, , Work fatigue, emergency medical services
Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study conducted in 1403. The research setting included 35 urban emergency medical centers in Tabriz. The research population included 220 emergency medical workers. The minimum sample size in this study was calculated to be 175 people, and the samples were entered into the study based on the entire number and inclusion criteria, and ultimately 205 people were entered into the study and examined. The inclusion criteria included having at least 6 months of work experience, not having a chronic disease, not using psychotropic drugs, and finally not having a crisis or stress in the past 3 months. Also, the exclusion criteria included the unwillingness of the individuals or sample to participate in the study or incomplete completion of the questionnaires. The data collection method was through completing the questionnaires. Data collection tools included a demographic profile form, a psychological empowerment questionnaire, and a work fatigue scale, which were validated and reliable by the research team and reviewers with 11 samples using the test-retest method, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated. The collected data were entered into SPSS version 16 statistical software and then analyzed in two descriptive and inferential sections. In the descriptive section, the minimum, maximum, mean, and standard deviation numerical indices were used to summarize quantitative variables. Also, in the inferential section, the Pearson correlation coefficient was used to show the relationship between the empowerment variable and fatigue. Finally, independent t-tests and analysis of variance were used to discover the relationship between demographic variables and the main variables. In all tests, a significance level of less than 0.05 was considered.
Results: The study findings showed that the average age of the study subjects was 35.48 and the standard deviation was 8.4 years. The majority of the subjects (73.2%) were single and had a bachelor's degree (66.8%). Also, 42.4% of the subjects were graduates of Tabriz University and 43.9% had more than ten years of work experience. Also, 64.4% of the study participants stated that they worked 24-hour shifts and 70.2% stated that they did not have a second job. Also, the results showed that 63.9% of the subjects worked less than 6 hours of overtime in their second job and 85.4% of the subjects considered their income to be insufficient, and finally, 63.4% of the subjects worked less than 12 shifts per month. The analytical results showed that there was a statistically significant negative relationship between all dimensions and the overall scores of psychological empowerment and work fatigue (p<0.05). There was also a statistically significant relationship between psychological empowerment and employment status (p=0.017), such that empowerment among project employees was significantly (p=0.015) lower than employed employees. Finally, a significant relationship was observed between work fatigue and age, work experience, and income. (p<0.001)
Findings: The study findings showed that the average age of the study subjects was 35.48 and the standard deviation was 8.4 years. The majority of the subjects (73.2%) were single and had a bachelor's degree (66.8%). Also, 42.4% of the subjects were graduates of Tabriz University and 43.9% had more than ten years of work experience. Also, 64.4% of the study participants stated that they worked 24-hour shifts and 70.2% stated that they did not have a second job. Also, the results showed that 63.9% of the subjects worked less than 6 hours of overtime in their second job and 85.4% of the subjects considered their income to be insufficient, and finally, 63.4% of the subjects worked less than 12 shifts per month. The analytical results showed that there was a statistically significant negative relationship between all dimensions and the overall scores of psychological empowerment and work fatigue (p<0.05). There was also a statistically significant relationship between psychological empowerment and employment status (p=0.017), such that empowerment among project employees was significantly (p=0.015) lower than that of employed employees. Finally, a significant relationship was observed between work fatigue and age, work experience, and income. (p<0.001)
Conclusion: The results of the present study emphasize the interaction between job conditions, personal characteristics, and workplace outcomes. By demonstrating that both psychological empowerment and adequate financial and organizational support can protect against the detrimental effects of job burnout and fatigue, our findings have important implications for policymakers and healthcare managers. Future research should further examine these relationships longitudinally and examine additional mediating factors to develop a more accurate understanding of how to optimize work environments for emergency medical personnel.
Keywords: Psychological empowerment, , Work fatigue, emergency medical services
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